In regard to so-called personal assistants of all ilk, I would simply propose that if companies spend less time adding ridiculous witty / obnoxious comebacks to there products and simply make them more useful, then I am all for any PA that makes my life easier in a real and constructive way.
I.E. the feature that Siri used to have where it repeated my reminder back to me to confirm it, and then would allow me to change it if necessary, was great. Now, for the most part, I get no confirmation except Siri saying that it will remind me. If I need to edit the reminder, (which I almost always need to do in recent months) I then need to go through a number of steps in the Reminders app just to make a simple (or sometimes not so simple) text correction which could have easily been done verbally much, much more quickly. The point of a PA like Siri, is to be hands-free and to make these simple tasks well, simple! If one needs to spend more hands-on time and energy correcting what should have been done right in the first place, then honestly, what is the point? I have a friend who is a music producer who is extraordinarily busy, who uses Siri in the car. How is someone like this supposed to create hands-free reminders, respond to emails and texts when Siri is constantly getting these sorts of things wrong now, making it necessary to stop what one is doing to go hands-on to deal with the many mounting mistakes? This obviously gets into issues of dictation etc which I will not go into here, but suffice it to say that for my experience and others close to me, both Siri and dictation are suffering badly these days. I am not sure what most people use Siri for but personally, she is presumably supposed to be a productivity tool and the fun stuff should be sprinkled in on top. If I really want witty comebacks I can make up my own! ;) Lol! -Know what I mean? Anyway, just my thoughts and have a great day! Cheers! Cara --- iOS design and development - LookTel.com --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/models/Cara-Quinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Dec 10, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: Sounds like you've already made up your mind, and since no one is forcing you to install Cortana then I don't see this as a big issue for you. If people are already using Cortana on other devices, such as their PC, Mac or Android device, then using it on their IOS devices might make sense. Also, Cortana may just be better than Siri. Some people already think that Google Now is superior to Siri, so it's not unreasonable to think that something could be even better than Siri or Google Now. BTW, there are already those who think that Siri is frivolous, so of course Cortana will also get the same critics. Since Cortana is free, people can choose to install or not to install the app, and determine for themselves if they like Cortana better than Siri or not. For me, I'd like to see a side by side comparison of Cortana, Siri and Google Now, something based on fact and without any biases, and until then I'll decide whether I want to check out Cortana for myself or not. On 10/12/15 17:17, Victor Gouveia wrote: > I’m confused... > Why install Cortana if you’ve got Siri? > It’s kind of redundant, not to mention Cortana’s history of being > completely useless, so if anyone can give me a sufficient explanation as > to why installing Cortana on any Apple device is a good idea, I would > really like to hear it. > Victor Gouveia > Vice-President > Training Coordinator > VIP Tech > Tel: 1-888-640-6661 > Fax: 1-888-640-6669 > Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com > Work: viptrain...@rogers.com > Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities > *From:* Alan Lemly <mailto:wale...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 10, 2015 3:58 PM > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* RE: Personal Assistant: Microsoft's Cortana > > Robin, > > Thanks for letting us know about Cortana. I've installed her on my > iPhone 6 running iOS 8.3 and allowed access to everything requested and > signed in with my Microsoft account. I don't know if I've set up > everything correctly but I'm disappointed in Cortana's level of voice > replies. When I ask Cortana what time it is, she responds by taking me > to a page with the official US time but without speaking anything. Also, > is there a voice phrase to initiate speech as there is with Okay Google? > I find it a bit inconvenient to have to execute the voice input button > at the bottom of the screen to be able to speak to her. > > I'm hoping I'm just missing something because what I'm experiencing > seems less than convenient and not nearly as easy to use as either Siri > or Google. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Robin > *Sent:* Thursday, December 10, 2015 3:10 AM > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Personal Assistant: Microsoft's Cortana > > > *Cortana* > > > *By Microsoft Corporation* > > View More by This Developer > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/developer/microsoft-corporation/id298856275> > > Open iTunes to buy and download apps. > > > *Description * > > Cortana is your truly personal assistanthelping you get things done by > letting your PC and iPhone work together. Your schedule, your interests, > your people, your remindersCortana makes sure all that stuff is > available wherever you need it. Set a reminder to pick up milk on the > way home while you’re on your PC at work, and Cortana will give you the > heads up on your iPhone when you’re on the road. Ask Cortana to make an > appointment, send an email, open an app, or help you find what you’re > looking for. And it’s not only about productivity, Cortana’s always up > for a little chit chat. Ask Cortana whatever comes to mind, her answers > might surprise you. > •Set and get location and time reminders across your PC and phone. > •Track packages, flights, scores, stocks, and other important info > across your PC and phone. > •Use Cortana’s Notebook to view, edit and manage your interests > •Get information and answers to all kinds of questions. If you’re > looking for it, Cortana can help find it. > •Have a little fun in your down time ask anything, get jokes, and much > more. > > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cortana/id1054501703?mt=8 > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn > - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn > - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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